Monroe v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Orlando Monroe against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
The plaintiff testified that upon the afternoon of May 26, 1899, at about 4 o’clock, on the corner of 106th street and Amsterdam avenue, he signaled to the motorman upon one of the defendant’s cars approaching from the north; that, in answer to the signal, the motorman nodded his head; that as the car crossed 106th street it slowed up until it had nearly stopped; that, as the car was slowly moving, the plaintiff attempted to step upon the platform, when the car started with a jerk, throwing him off and breaking his leg; that the car was one of the half-open and half-closed cars, — the open…
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